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Veszelyite Mineral Data + |
General Veszelyite Information |
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| (Cu,Zn)2ZnPO4(OH)3·2(H2O) | |||
| Molecular Weight = 375.43 gm | |||
| Zinc 26.13 % Zn 32.52 % ZnO | |||
| Copper 25.39 % Cu 31.78 % CuO | |||
| Phosphorus 8.25 % P 18.90 % P2O5 | |||
| Hydrogen 1.88 % H 16.80 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 38.35 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Cu1.5Zn0.5Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2(H2O) | |||
| Found with secondary copper minerals. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1874 | |||
| Moravicza (Vasko) in the Banat, Romania. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named for A. Veszelyi (1820-1888), Hungarian mining engineer who discovered the mineral. | |||
| ICSD 6209 | |||
| PDF 12-525 | |||
Veszelyite Image | |||
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Veszelyite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.9612:1:0.7366 | |||
| a = 9.828, b = 10.224, c = 7.532, Z = 4; beta = 103.18° V = 736.89 Den(Calc)= 3.38 | |||
| Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.642(1), 6.96(0.4), 4.489(0.3), | |||
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Physical Properties of Veszelyite |
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| [001] Good, [110] Good | |||
| Blue green, Green, Dark blue. | |||
| 3.4 | |||
| Translucent | |||
| Equant Grains - Granular material with equel dimensions in x, y, and z. | |||
| Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. | |||
| Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. | |||
| 3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| blue | |||
Optical Properties of Veszelyite |
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| CI meas= 0.032 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.027 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1919,KPDmeas= 0.1907,KC= 0.1971 |
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| Biaxial (+), a=1.618-1.64, b=1.622-1.658, g=1.658-1.695, bire=0.0400-0.0550, 2V(Calc)=38-72, 2V(Meas)=38.5. Dispersion r < v weak to strong. | |||
| greenish blue. | |||
| blue. | |||
Calculated Properties of Veszelyite |
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relectron=3.29 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.01089 Boson Index = 0.98911 |
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PEVeszelyite = 24.30 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Veszelyite is Not Radioactive |
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Veszelyite Classification |
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| 42.2.3.1 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| (42.2)where (AB)3 (XO4) Zq · x(H2O) | |||
| (42.2.3)Dana Group | |||
| VII/D.19-30 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| VII/D - Water-bearing phosphates with unfamiliar anions, cations of medium size: Cu, Zn, Mn, Al, Fe | |||
| VII/D.19 - Kipushite - Veszelyite series | |||
Other Veszelyite Information |
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| NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | |||
| Links to other databases for Veszelyite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 -Athena 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Veszelyite using: Visit our Advertisers for Veszelyite : Translate Veszelyite Mineral Data : Ask about Veszelyite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Veszelyite Specimen Label here :
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